Condenser.



M. LBBLANU.

CONDENSER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 4. 1907.

984,27 9. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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{tical 'sectlon or a etcondenser embodying reservoir at a constant pressure P '35;

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. STATES PA ur oFFIoE;

ji\r- A'nn1on Ln3LANo. or Penis, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR T0 'sooinrn ANONYME r0113. L nxrnoirnnron pns rnoonniis- WESTINGHOU$E,-LEBLANC, or PARIS, FRANCE.

To all whom/ it may concern;

I Be it known thatI; MAURICE LEBLANC, a citizen of the .Republic. of France, residing at Villa "MOllilllOlBIlQV, Auteuil, Paris, France, have made a new and useful Inventionin Condensers; of which the folldwing isja'. specification.

This invention relates to condense-rs.

Under ordinary conditions the minimum.

pressure-that can be obtained Within a condensing chamber is equal to a pressure which vcorresn nds'to the yapontension' of the conden ing water at the temperature at which it I "es the condenser; therefore, if the Water leaving the condenser has a' temperature of .35 C.- the minimum pressure which it would be possible to obtain is 41.8 mm'. of mercury.

An object of this, invention is to produce a condenser in which it is possible to main-' tain Ian etlective pressure which corresponds to the vapor tension of water the mean temperature; of the condensing 'culatmg through the condenser." This and other objects I attain by means of ap aratus herein disclosed as embodying my invention. Inthe drawings accompanying this appli- ..cati'on and forming a part. thereof: Figures and 2 are diagrammatic arrangements of apparatus for illustrating the principles inyolved in myinvention; and Fig. 3 is a vermyinvention. V v

.Referring to Fig. 1; a fluid flows from "a into a nozzle-'6, which discharges into the interior of a converging or cone-shaped nozzle '7, the inlet end of which; communicates with a chamber 3 and the outlet'end of which comizatcs with a .ond chamber 9. -A conpressure P, which less than .P. is

ned in the-chamber 8, while a pres I isniaiiitaincd in the chamber 5).

"Theory and practice show that the pres- "sure 1P is suiiiciently low to cause a .portioi' 5- of -the fluid delivered by the nozzle (1 to be reversed in its flow and enter the chamber 8 theremainder ofthe fluid ,will -continue in the direction given it by th'e nozr llc G and enterthc.chamber 9, even though the pres.- sure- P in the chamber D s; greater than the .en ce-P' f -P increases in proportion to 111 is: increased in proportion to that of the fluid Specification of Letters, Patent. Patented Feb; 14 1911 Application filed November 4, 1907. SeriaI No. 400,809

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entering the chamber 9. This result can be accomplished"because a" portion of the fluid. or better,-the molecules composing the fluid cannot leave the stream, change the direction of their motion and enter the chamber 8 except by reacting on adjacent fluid, or molecules or the fluid, which continue to ad- V'ance, and thereby imparting to themeither an increase in Velocity or an increase in pressure. 1 I I If the fluid traversing the nozzle 6 is steam or water Vapor, the chambers 8 and 9; may constitute two surface or jet condensers which are cooled by the same circulating water because the water whichhas cooled the chamber 8 will be capable of cooling chamber 9, since the pressure, and consequently the temperature of the chamber 9 is greater than that of the chamber 8.

"It the condensing water is dischargedat the temperature of the condenser it will have a temperature which is higher than the initial temperature *of the vapor to be conden'secl, since by hypothesis P P. This is the result I have sought to accomplish.

- Several chambers, in fact, any number of chambers may be utilized in connection with the chamber 5. In Fig.2 Ihave shown a diagrammatic arrangement in which the chamber 5 communicates through the nozzle.

6 with a number of chamberslO, 11, 12 and 13, which are arranged in serieswith rt'erence to the delivery of the fluid from the chamber 5 and which are successively cooled by the" same water or cooling liquid. The adjacent chambers are connectedby converging orcone-shaped nozzles 7, and the delivery end of each of the intermediate nozzles? succeeding nozzle. I

With reference to Fig. 9, assume that the cooling water is delivered to the chamberat a temperature of 15 C. and is discharged from the chamber 1-3 at C. and that the temperatures or the chambers 10. 11, 12 and 100 13 are respectively 20, 2o, 30 and- 35 degrees O, The temperature of the vapor in the reservoir 5, which in practice will be replaced by the exhaust pipe of the vapor engine, can

lie about 25 C; "It the nozzle ('3 under such conditions discharges l kgr. of vapoignthe outlet ends of the nozzles 7 for the respective chambers 10. 11 and 12 will respectively discharge 0.750 kgiz.v 0.500. kgr. and 0.250 kgr.

In order to maintain a vacuum in a condenser it isnec essary to notfonly cool the condenser but it is also necessary to withdraw the air WhlCll isthere disengaged from the water and to withdraw the water.v The apparatus described abovecomprises severalelementary condensers and if it were necessary to provide a special waterpump and a special-air pump for each of these condens: ers the arrangement would be of little practical use. vFor this reason I prefer the arrangement shownin Fig. 3;

Referring to 3, a 'seriesof cone-shaped 'nozz1es'.,15,- 16, 17 and "18,- which progressively decreasev m sectional area, communicate by means of a nozzle 19 with the sourceof fluid-or vapor tolbe condensed. The delivery end of each nozzle extends into the admission end of-thenext succeeding nozzle and the'--admission ends of the-nozzles 15 316', 17 and '18=r'espectively communicate, by

means ofannular chambers'15, 16, 17, and

18j.with. the inlets of liquid ejectors 20, 21,

22'and'23, which are arranged inserie's and are traversed successively'by the same liquid;

The ejector 'receives liquid from an an '1 nularinozzle 24, which communicates [with and receives 'liquid'from a chamber formed -in' the walls of the condenser around thenozzle 19 and receiving'liquid from a suitablesouroe through a port 26. Each ejector comprises an annular nozzle which surrounds. the eorrespondin'glv' located fluid nozzle and which discharges liquid-into theejector located next below. The, ejector23 municates' with an or I chamber 27, which, itis] assumed, isprovided is a converging diverging nozzle and com.-

with} water, and 'air}pumps. The fluid or vaporto beconde'nsed attains a high ."velocit as it passes thenozzle 1.9, due to the diff rence of'pressure existing atfth'e. inlet and outlet ends of the-nozzle; The existing co'ngditionsjcorre'spond to the theoretical condiftion" described .in connection. with F-i 1. and" {2 and. a portion-:only of the fluid issu ng from theano'zzle Ill-is, reversedin itswflow,

' and the-remaining fluid is discharged. into" the nozzle-15; V The. fluid reversed in 'its' flow,

.due tothe low pressure atthe delivery end. of the." nozzle 19,;is' exposed to the condens:

ing action of the' liquid discharged-from the nozzle 247ml also to the ejector action of .-ject ed to the conden the liquid stream as it-ehtersithe ejector 20; and is compressed by itinizo a l'more for less solid stream. The: vaporiis :condensed' by the cooling action of.the,-.liquid,.and the air: and ioth'er non-condensablegases are ejected bythe ejector action -pf zthe liqu d; pass ng through the. ejector. 20.3"ThejportLon- -ofthei .60

- atqth'e discharge'jend'ofthen'ozzle15 is sub fluid which escapes from. the fl 'd st-ream 33mg andejecting aetion oi the liquid "strea the ejector 23 and from which the liquid nary condensingv ment the air and non-,condensable which'flow back with the vapor at the inlet vor upper ends of the nozzles 15, 16, 1'7: and 18. Theapparatus therefore utilizes all of l discha edf m h ejector 2Q and enteringfthe ejector 21. 4

operation is repeated throughout the 'suooes '65 liquid from any suitable source, dischar s it in an annular stream onto an annu ar shelf 31, formed integrally with the walls of flows in a broken stream .onto a second shelf, 32 formed on the walls of the chamber 27. The liquidflows from the shelf 32 in a broken stream into the bottom 'of'the chamber 27; Vith such an arrangement, the air leaving-the chamber 27 must pdss through the film of liquid discharged by the e'ector 23 and also'the films of colder liquic discharged by. the annular nozzle 29 and Ho.

ing from the shelves 31 and 32, and is co sequently cooled and reduced in volume.

Since the liquid ejectors discharge -into a condenser and .not into the atmosphere, the

total"diflerenceof-pressure which they will f have to overcome will always be very small. It will therefore 'beunderstood that if'the amount of suction produced by the condens. ing'liquiddoes'not exceed 4 and 5 m.-; that.

to say,- if the absolute pressure of-the water discharged by the annular nozzle 24 is higher than 5 111,, the via vimbwhich the liquid-iposses'ses on entering the apparatus: will be sufli'cient to enable it to successively operate the superimposed ejector condensers and to drive from compartment to compart gases the energy available in the fluid and liquid.

entering the condenser, in producing the desired vacuum.

' 'Thesamefundamental arrangement is ap- .plicable' to surfac'condensers. The film of' condensing water and the ejectors are, how'- ever, re which the condensing water flows;

"In accordance with the provisions of the.

4 placed by .a series of tubes through patent statutes, I have described the princi f ple of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which-I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but

- l 'r'clesire' tohave. it understood that the" apparatus shownjis only illustratlveand that the ginvention can be carried out by other means.'

' That lelaimi l -A-cond'enser comprising a series of com anunicating fluid nozzles communicating with a source of fluid to be condensed and progressively decreasing in cross-sectional area, in combination with a series of liquid ejectors, the'inlet-of each of which coinmunicates with an inlet of one of the nozzles of said series.

2. A condenser comprising a series of fiuid nozzles communicating with the source of fluid to be condensed, and progressively decreasing in cross-sectional area, in combination-With a series of liquid ejectors. the inlet of each of which communicates with an inlet of one of the nozzles of said series, in combi- .nation with a condensing chamber, and

means for introducing cooling liquid thereto and for withdrawing the water of condensation, the condensing liquid and the non-condensable gases.

'3. A condenser comprising a series of noz zlescommunicating with the source of fluid to be condensed and progressively decreasing in cross sectional area, in combination with arranged to operate in series and the first of which communicates. with the source of steam to be condensed, ahot wellor' collecting chamber into which the last of the se *ies of nozzles discharge, and serially operating "progressively increasing pressures ,there to the outlet of condensing means for creating ahigher vacuum at the outlet of one of the first nozzles of the series than at the inlet to the first and successively increasing pressures at the outlet ends of the remainder of the nozzles of the series.

5. In a condenser, and in combination with a source of steam to be condensed, nozzles through which the steam to be condensed serially passes to the hot well or collecting chamber and serially arranged condensing means'for maintaining a higher vacuumat the outletof the first nozzle of the series than at the entrance of said first nozzle and I from the last nozzle otthe series; I

6'. 'In a condensing apparatus, an exhaust steam inlet,a cooling-water inlet, a hot well or collecting chamber, a plurality of overlapping nozzles arranged in series and through which the exhaust steam passes and a series-of condensing means in open communication ,With the respectivenozzles and through which the water of condensation serially passes.

7. In a condensing apparatus adapted to r lischargc into a collecting chamber or hot well, an inlet for the condensable vapors, a plurality of nozzles through which the con densable vapors are adapted to pass in series, a plurality of chambers, one communicating with the outlet of each nozzle, and means whereby cooling Water is passed serially through said chambers and is finally discharged into said collecting chamber or hot well.

8. In a condensing apparatus, a series of nozzles through which the vapor to be condensed passes, and means for withdrawing a portion of the vapor traversing said nozzles from between intermediate nozzles of the series and for condensing the vapor withdrawn. I Y

9. In a. condensing apparatus, a plurality of overlapping nozzles arranged in series and of 'arogressively decreasing area, a plurality of chambers arranged in series and in communication with said nozzles, means for segregating and conducting a portion of the steam passing through said nozzles into each of said chambers and means for condensing said segregated portions.

10. In a condensing apparatus, a passage of progressively decreasing area for the .vapors to be condensed and means for withdrawing and condensing some ofthe vapors at a plurality of points along said passage whereby the water at the outlet of the apparatus is maintained at a higher temperature than'the vapors at the entrance to said apparatus.

11. A condensing apparatus provided with an inlet for .condensable vapors. a series of-nozzlesthrough which the vapor to be condensed is adapted to pass, and serially arranged condensingmeans for raising the pressure of a portion of the vapor traversing said nozzles to a pressure above the pressure of the vapor at the admission end of said series of nozzles.

12. In a condensing apparatus. a series of nozzles through which the vapor to be condensed passes and means for withdrawing a portion of the vapor traversing said nozzles from betweenintermediate nozzles of the series and for condensing the vapor withdrawn.

13. In a condensing apparatus provided w'vith an inlet for 'coudensable apor, a passage of progressively decreasing cross-section'al area through which the vapor to be condensed adapted to pass and means for withdrawing and condensing vapor from that traversing said passage whereby the pressure of the vapor continuing through said passage is raised above the pressure of the vapor entering the apparatus.

14. In a condensing apparatus provided :with an inlet for condensable vapor. a passage through wluch the vapor to be condensed is adapted to pass, means for \\'li'lli ze j'dr'awing and condensing:iapor from that Ftiaversing said passagehvlioreby the remaining yapor is raised above the pressure of the vapor entering the apparatus.

15". In a-condensing apparatus, a passage for the vaporslobecondensed, means for circulating condensing. liquid through-- said '-conde1 1ser,' and means for Withdrawing and condensing vapor from. that traversing said "passage whereby the condensing liquid at theoutletfof the apparatus is .n ainhained at, ashigher:temperature than thevapors at the entrance to the apparatus '16.:In 'a' condenser, series of .over.-lap-;

"culating condensing liquids through said condenser; exterior to said nozzles, separate condensing chambers -communicjating with the. spades between intermediate nozzles and means for oirculabing'.the eondensingliquid 1;hr0ugh the successive. ondensingx chambers jin -thedirection oftheffl'ow of vab'oi's to be 'oondensje'dg I 17, A '-conden serj-, a passage comprising-a p lura'lity-'ofoverlapping con'yerging nozzles,

;-i"1iquids successively mthnongh said chambers.

18. -In combinationi with' a ;condenser, a1-

ping converging j nozzlesthrough :Which the vaporto be condensed -passes,'means for 011'- es eparate condensing chambers communicate openings provided throughout the length of said passage.

l 19. In a condensing 'apparaitus,a series of nozzles through which the Vapor, to be condensed passes, means for withdrawing '.a.

portion'of thevapontraversing the said nozzles from between intermediate nozzles. of the series, separate means comr'numcatmg. with the separate spaoes betweenintermedrate nozzles for condensing 'thefvaporwiththrough said chambers.

drawn, andmeans whereby the condensing fluid is caused to circulate successively through said means in the direction of the flow of Vapor.

20. In a, condenser, a pluralihypf conyerglng nozzles, arranged 1n. a. converging ser1es,*a'series'0f chambers surrounding s'ai nozzles and communicating with the-spaces between successwe nozzles and means a for circulating condensing water suoxcessively III-testimony; where'offI have hereunto subscribed my narhe'this 14th day of; Oct-o ber 1907.9 1 e ,MAURICE LEBLANCJ Witnesses? e CJCOXE,

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